PLDT partners with IdeaSpace

MANILA, Philippines - Innolab, the research and development arm of telecoms and digital services provider PLDT, has partnered with IdeaSpace Foundation for the latest series in the Startup Studio search for the next digital solution.

To be organized in November in Cebu, the program, dubbed as “A Travel to Disrupt,” challenges local startups to pitch in their tourism-centric enterprise solutions.

 “Filipinos are very savvy when it comes to developing digital solutions that are feasible to offer in the market, they just need the right support, training, and resources that can help them put it all together in today’s market,” PLDT vice president and head of ICT R&D Joey Limjap said.

“Our partnership with IdeaSpace Foundation goes way back, and we are optimistic that we can gather new-age and highly innovative developers from this Startup Studio,” he said.

Interested applicants may register and submit their entries at https://pldtinnolab.com/startupstudio until Oct. 28.

Shortlisted applicants will be announced on Nov. 2.

PLDT Innolab is the innovation laboratory of PLDT and serves as a testing ground for new products and services; a facility for technical skills training; and a laboratory where real world customer problems are dealt with daily.